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Definitions of precedent
  1. noun
    (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

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  2. noun
    a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws

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  3. noun
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time

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  4. noun
    a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
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  5. adjective
    preceding in time, order, or significance

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Definition that contains precedent
  • new having no previous example or precedent or parallel
  • unprecedented having no precedent; novel
  • precedent a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
  • citation (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
  • leviticus the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
  • unprecedentedly in an unprecedented manner
  • case law a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
  • unexampled having no previous example or precedent or parallel
  • higher law a principle that takes precedent over the laws of society
  • test suit a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent
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